Does David still play before you? : Israeli poetry and the Bible = [Ha-ʻod Daṿid menagen lefanekha? : shirah Yiśreʾelit ṿeha-Tanakh] / David C. Jacobson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacobson, David C., 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Israeli poetry--History and criticism.

Israeli poetry.

Bible--In literature.

Bible.

Physical Description:

283 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Ha-ʻod Daṿid menagen lefanekha?

Place of Publication:

Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [1997]

Summary:

Does David Still Play Before You? explores the ways in which modern Israeli poets have made use of images from the Bible in their poetry. Jacobson closely reads fifty poems, featured in their original Hebrew and in English translation, to reveal how Israeli poets are influenced by the presence of the Bible in contemporary Israeli culture. This collection of many of Israeli's prominent poetic voices is an important text in understanding both the influence of the Bible in the culture and written work in Israel today.

Notes:

Includes bibliography (pages 267-274) and index.

ISBN:

0814326234

OCLC:

34546589